Gas-lighter.



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GAS LIGHTER. APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 10, 1913.-

1,049,045, Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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GAS-LIGHTER.

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Patented Dec. 311, 1%12.

Application filed February 10, 1912. Serial No. 676,883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES BRUSSEL, citizen of New York, residing at511 West One Hundred and Seventy-seventh street, New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGas-Lighters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This device pertains to gas lighters and more particularly to that styleusing ceric metal which is acted upon by the abrading surface.

The object of this invention is to provide an article of manufacturewhich is cheap in its construction and which has the combined use of agas lighter and key turning socket.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device in which theeerie metal may be easily removed to permit substitution of a largerpiece thereof and further means for causing the eerie metal to alwaysengage the abrading surface.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claims, and drawings thereof in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the device- Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewthrough the device longitudinally, Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of theupper portion of the device as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a View of amodified form of the handle.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, there is shown a head whichmay be sheet metal stamped to the desired form and bent as shown in thedrawings to form a holder for the several parts of my invention. Theblank when stamped or cut is provided with an opening which when the isrotatably mounted an abrading wheel 11 which is mounted on the upper endof a shaft 12 which has its lower end rigidly secured to an operatinghandle 13, so that rotation of handle 13 causes similar rotation of thewheel 11. The shaft 12 passes through tube 14 which is secured at oneend to the handle 15 and at its opposite end to the head 10 as shown inthe drawings. The walls of the head carry guides 16 which aresubstantially of a channel bar formation and so positioned as to causethe grooved faces to be opposite one another. These guides 16 arepositioned radially to the wheel 11 and the bar of ceric metal 17 isslidably mounted in grooves in said bars, said bar 17 being adapted toengage the periphery of the Wheel 11 so that rotation of the wheel 11produces an abrading effect on the bar 17 which in turn creates a flash.The coil spring 18 is mounted about a pin 19 carried by said walls ofthe head 10 and said spring has one thereof engaging the tube 14 asshown in Fig. 2 of drawings, while the opposite end thereof isbent so asto pass freely between the guides 16, the end thereof after havingpassed between the guides 16 is bent rearwardly as shown at 24 for aninterval then laterally as at 21 to form a thumb piece for manipulationof the spring.

Fig. 4 of the drawing shows a modified form of a handle for use inconnection with my device and comprises a knurled wheel 22 which issecured to the lower end of shaft 12 which wheel is intended to bemanipulated by the thumb and forefinger of the hand which engages thebent wire guard 23 which is secured at its upper end to the tube 14 asshown.

In operation the socket formed in the upper end of the head 10,'isadapted to engage the key of the gas fixture to turn the same so thatgas may be turned on or off, then in case the gas is turned on thedevice is raised so that the flash formed by the abrading wheel andceric metal occurs within the flow of gas and this flash is generated orcaused by holding the handle and rotating the handle 13 in the properdirection with respect to the handle 15 which in turn causes the head 10which can ries ceric metal to remain substantially stationary while theabrading wheel 11 is rotated to cause a spark from the eerie metal. Ihave mentioned ceric metal throughout the specification as the same is astaple product but I do not restrict myself to the use thereof as anyequivalent for said metal may be substitutedin place thereof.

In assembling the handles 13 and 15, I have shown by dotted lines inFig. 1 of the drawing that the handle 13 has a dowel which is adapted tofit within the socket formed within the member 15 and although I am notrestricted to this form I consider that such a structure causes thehandle 13 to be more rigid with respect to handle 15 gar ' materialslidable in said guides,

said 'abradin \s and the strain on red or shaft 12, is relieved thereby;l have also shown the lower end of shaft 12 tapered so that same may bedriven into handle 13 and he held securely.

having an Having thus described my invention, '1

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1. In a gas lighter, the combination of a holder, a key socket formedtherein nides carried thereby, a piece of spark producing a Wheelrotatably mounted in said holder, a spring carried by said holderengaging said ceric or other metal, means for rotating said abradingWheel in a uniform direction with respect to said holder, and means forpreventing said sprinf from contacting With whee 2. A gas lighter,comprising a handle, an extended stern and a head secured to said stern,said handle being made in two sections one of which is revoluble in auniform direction with respect to the other, a shaft secured to one ofsaid handle sections and revolulole in a uniform direction through saidstem said head carrying guides and a spring operating therebetween, abar of spark producing material slidable in said roeaoae guides, analorading Wheel monnted upon said shaft and adapted to engage said barof ceric metal and a socket formed in said head.-

3. in a gas lighter, a handle, an elongated stern and a head, saidhandle being made in sections, said stem being secured to one of thehandle sections, a shaft revoluole through said stein and-secured to theother of said handle sections, said head comprisins; a metaliplatestamped and bent about said stem, a socket formed thereby, said headhaving a recess formed therein, an a oradingv wheel mounted upon saidshaft Within said recess, guides carried by said head, a loar of sparkproducing material slidable in said guides and radially disposed Withrespect to said abrading Wheel, a spring carried by said head andexerting its influence upon said spark producing material toward saidabrading Wheel, said spring continuing beyond said head into a thumbpiece and stops formed on said giddes to limit the'mcyement of saidspring.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Gnoncn L. 'lrsozn, HUGO Moon

